SOCI 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Noncustodial Parent, Heart Rate
Week 10- effects of divorce
Video Questions
• What factors determine how children are affected by divorce?
o Experience
o Frequent parents conflict
▪ Parents that conflict and stay married
o Closeness to parents
• What are the effects of divorce on children?
o Depends on circumstance
o Children vary
o Some children fare better
o Some children fare poorly
o Other children are not affected
o Lower self esteem
o Depression
o Anxiety
o Social pressure
o Standard of living decreases
o Less satisfied
o Difficulty in romantic relationships
o More likely to divorce
o Bodies are affected
▪ Heart rate
▪ Stress hormones
o A lot of worrying
o Physiological
o Psychological
• How have the reasons for divorce changed?
o Looking for personal happiness
o Technology
o Soe do’t believe in divorce
o Some divorce too easily
• How would you measure impact of divorce?
o School Performance
o Behaviour
o Self-reported studies
Effects on both spouses
• Economic distress
• Emotional distress
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